Acrolith

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acrolith \Ac"ro*lith\, n. [L. acrolthus, Gr. 'akroli`qos with
     the ends made of stone; 'a`kros extreme + li`qos stone.]
     (Arch. & Sculp.)
     A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being
     generally of wood. --Elmes.
     [1913 Webster] Acrolithan